We are really enjoying our China-themed activities now that Chinese New Year is approaching. Today, I am sharing several activities we have done to introduce China. These are meant to give an overview. I am so excited to start teaching my son geography, history, and generally about other cultures! It's so interesting to watch [...]

I'm so excited to be sharing a new thematic unit with you! Today, I am sharing our Montessori Russia activities and printables! This is a theme dear to my heart because this is where I was born. At home, we speak Russian (and English and Frisian). I really loved putting together these activities to show [...]

It's time for the last article in the Our Montessori Spring series! I'm so excited to be sharing a new set of activities you can create to teach your children about desert animals, including a set of free Desert animals printables that correspond to Safari Ltd Toobs to create your own Montessori activities. This article [...]

We absolutely loved our Africa themed units when we explored the continent a while back. I have been planning on doing another exploration of Africa soon. I really am so excited for setting up fun, Africa themed activities again. I am a bit of a history geek after all, which makes researching countries and different [...]

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Today, I am sharing some awesome China-themed and Chinese New Year themed activities from all across the internet! These materials, activities, and printables include everything you need for the perfect China unit or geography study. Chinese New Year Activities Beautiful places in China 4 part cards Dragon puppet craft from [...]

We're winding down with our simple Chinese New Year theme. I ended up keeping our works pretty simple as we ended up focusing a bit more on our Arctic study than I had expected, and then moved on quickly to Valentine's Day.Y has been so interested in learning to write, reading, and practicing penmanship. As [...]

Our China unit is winding down With Y being only 4 years old, I decided to keep it pretty simple. That and we were also working on our Arctic themed activities at the same time. One of the resources that Y did get a chance to enjoy was this set of Beautiful places in China [...]

Counting is a very important skill for children to develop. In teaching little ones to count, it is very important to make sure they learn number quantity rather than only learning number order or even recognizing number symbols. Learning to count is much more than just learning 1, 2, 3 etc.In preparation for Chinese New [...]

I am so excited to announce that this year, I am gong to be participating in the 12 Months of Montessori series! I am so honoured to be able to join several amazing bloggers as we share wonderful Montessori inspired content every month this year!This month, we are sharing winter themed activities. Y has been [...]

I mentioned last week that I am pretty excited about our Chinese New Year shelves! I really loved being able to visit China when I was 17 (more than ten years ago! oh my how time flies!). I really enjoyed putting together China-themed learning activities for my son, and having a chance to remember and [...]

Hi there! I’m Yuliya, mama to two little kiddos, my son Y and my daughter N! I have a passion for Montessori, and share early learning resources and activities, tips for setting up a Montessori home, and my personal story with paralysis. I hope you find what you need!

About Yuliya

Welcome! I'm Yuliya, a mom to a son and daughter. I have a passion for Montessori, and share early learning resources and activities, tips for setting up a Montessori home, and my personal story with paralysis. I'm excited to have you here!